13-year-old allegedly killed by drunken officer

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Trenton Booker was laid to rest today. Over 200 people attended his funeral, but by all appearances, none of them were police officers.

Booker is the 13-year-old boy who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash that's being blamed on an off-duty Chicago police officer, Richard Bolling.

Mayor, Victim's Family Call for In-Depth Investigation

Mayor Daley says the CPD will "have to" investigate why it took four hours to administer a breathalyzer to a cop accused of driving drunk and killing a boy on a bike. (Published Tuesday, July 28, 2009)

The boy had been out riding his bike in the early-morning hours of May 22. -- his family says he slipped out of the house after they thought he was in bed for the night.

While questions linger about why the boy was out at that hour, and whether the police officer received preferencial treatment in having not been given a Breathalyzer test until four hours after the crash, the question on the minds of many funeral participants Monday was, where are the Chicago police now?

Off-Duty Police Officer Charged With Death of 13-Year-Old Boy

An off-duty Chicago Police officer was reportedly drinking before he hit and killed a teenage boy Friday. (Published Tuesday, July 28, 2009)

"I think someone should have been here fro the Police Department to show their condolence, but they're so busy trying to cover up for what (Bolling) did," the Tribune quoted 63-year-old Melvin Bowers as saying.